Sophisticated Home Decor Ideas (For Down-to-Earth Girls)

If you’re in love with gorgeous, luxurious textiles, the high-priced decor route might be for you.

Nothing says high-quality like luxurious and sparkling chandeliers and crystal wine glasses that hang upside down like bats in your kitchen. Commonly, those who go the extra mile to bring an essence of lavishness to their surroundings at home are seen as people who try a little too hard. But nonsense is the answer to that notion, as someone who takes pleasure and pride in their view of what a home should look like in keeping with tradition and modern tastes is bold and able to express who they are.

Whether you’re looking for something lush or you just simply want to keep a style alive which isn’t seen so readily anymore, all you need is a little imagination, a generous portion of research, and some simple additions to your thought process to make fruitful final decisions.

Contemporary isn’t always progressive

For the most people, travelling the world to see different cultures is purely an outer body experience, with an invisible barrier to the new and foreign. But most, if not all, of the modern decor has taken inspiration from vintage furniture because artists had a direct hand in producing grand furniture for royal families across Europe.

Furnishings and pieces from Fendi home decor have tradition, nostalgia, and innovation at the heart of the Italian designs. Modern decor is sometimes rigid, yet the curves and elegant shapes of traditional decor that has innovation at the center of its ethos are changing wealthy tastes.

Bling is on its way out, and subtle, shimmering pieces that bounce and play with light like golden vases at the dinner table are coming back into fashion. 

Style that works

Don’t allow some parts of your home to be lifeless. Sometimes style is empty and has no substance, and it’s purely because there’s no function involved.

Look around your home and fantasize about what could be made useful. Your bathroom could be luxurious if your sink has a mosaic pattern which speeds up the water draining by accelerating it. Your mirror could have lights placed at all four corners, so in early mornings when you’re getting ready, you can put on your lipstick or fix your hair without hurting your weary eyes. A Turkish rug could cover a large room where you have wooden floorboards. Sometimes during the winter, the floor will get cold enough to bite your toes and the soles of your feet.

So, why not link an empty hole in your room, from the sofa to the fireplace with function and comfort in mind. It’s your home, be creative, and never relinquish form and function.

Be unique

If you’re tired of seeing the same old drab decor, then you’ve got to accept, that sometimes you’re not going to find pieces at stores you’re going to like. Whether you want something to stand proudly on the mantelpiece or, accompany a photo beside your bed, personalizing and creating your own eye-catching pieces isn’t too far-fetched.

Many pottery shops will hand make your designs in clay and custom ceramics. Not only do you get exactly what you want and shine a light on parts of your personality you never knew existed, but you will have an affinity with the artwork that you’ve created. Swirls, sharp edges, color, transparency, size and inspiration, are just some of the creative elements you have control over.

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This is a contributed post written for WhimMagazine.com